Passaic County Sheriff’s narcotics detectives where conducting surveillance near the corner of Warren Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard at about 4:50 pm when they saw what appeared to be a hand-to-hand drug transaction between two men, authorities said.

The detectives then moved in, interrupted the sale and arrested the two men, said Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik.

The alleged buyer, Thomas Howell, 32, of Hackettstown was charged with possession of 95 packets of heroin, according to Berdnik.
Najee Brantley, 21, of Paterson, was charged with selling Howell the drugs, the sheriff said.
Authorities also seized $1,015 in cash from Brantley that they say was money he made from the drug sales.